Lynda Smith peacefully passed away on April 20, 2026 and joined her sister, Maxine Yearton and son, Garrett Smith in heaven.  She was born in Selma, CA to Tom and Evelyn Parks on December 10, 1943, and was the oldest of 2 children. Lynda had 2 children; Garret Smith and Christy Geary.

Lynda was raised in Clovis and loved living the country life and hated when her family moved into town. She was proud of her 35-year career with the IRS, but most proud of being on the Clovis Hospital Guild. Health care and her community were important to her; while on the hospital guild the biggest goal was planning for a new, improved hospital. This was the start of the current Clovis Community Hospital, as we know it today.

From a very young age, Lynda loved music. When she was little, her dad would put her on the hood of the truck to sing, dance and recite in front of a crowd. It's funny as she was a shy person, but give her a stage and she could not resist performing.  Lynda was a musical talent as she could sing and play the accordion. When her son, Garry, had a band while he was in high school, she sang with them. She loved all types of music. She especially loved attending concerts and loved going backstage. She was a member of many fan clubs.

Lynda loved to read!!! When she was in grade school, she would consistently get in trouble for reading her book instead of doing her math work.  She would hide her book inside her math book so the teacher could not see it. Lynda could easily read a book a day; the library was her toy store.

Lynda loved animals, even more than people sometimes. She would often get in trouble for feeding stray cats. When she was a kid, she had a cow. Her father warned her to not name it because they were going to eat it. Lynda being a "smarty pants" and decided to name it "Tuffy". She thought if she named it Tuffy, the meat would be too tough to eat in an effort to keep Tuffy around.  Ultimately, her efforts did not work which caused her great sadness. She was also a part of the wildlife rehab. Animals meant everything to her!

When she was a child, her mother called her "Bohemian". The definition of bohemian is a person who lives an unconventional, artistic and often nomadic lifestyle, free from conventional social restraints.  Lynda was unconventional as she preferred to embrace her curly, wild auburn hair despite her mother wanting her to cut her hair into a more conventional girly hairstyle. She was free from conventional and social restraints as she would march to the beat of her own drum, and never sugar coated her opinions. Lynda would rather play with the boys, especially her cousin, Bob, out on the ranch. Finally, her artistic traits included her musical talents and her fashion sense. As a child she used to play with paper dolls and design their outfits. This passion carried on and she always loved fashion.

Lynda actually called herself "Dudley Do-Right". Dudley Do-Right was a cartoon character who was committed to doing the right thing. Additionally, she was taught at a young age by her grandfather to always do the right thing. When her grandfather got a ticket for making an illegal U-turn, and felt he did nothing wrong, as he did not know it was illegal to make the U-turn, he went into the police station to clarify what, in fact, was legal. After finding out the U-turn was illegal, he turned in his driver's license as he did not think he could safely drive anymore.  In doing so, Lynda was instilled with doing the right thing as most people would not take the time or effort to go to the police station let alone, do such a selfless act in giving up his ability to drive.

Lynda continued follow her grandfather's lead throughout her life in doing the right thing. She was always honest and sometimes, too honest. One instance of her need to do right occurred later in life. While on her way home one day with her family, she saw a man laying down on the sidewalk. Lynda was very concerned, so she had her family stop the car. Imagine this: an elderly woman with her cane, hopping out like a superhero to check on this man. Her family tries to tell her he is just a homeless person and probably had too much to drink. She was so persistent in helping him that you could not stop her.  She called the police, and stood up for what she believed was right.  Lynda was a kind, compassionate, and honest person throughout her life.

The ultimate pride and joy of her life was her family.  She would do anything for them. Lynda went to every event from dance performances, sports competitions to school events. She dearly loved her granddaughters and especially her two great grandsons, Logan Bishop and Kaden Keithley. She always thought her great grandsons were like her and she could relate to them.

Lynda is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Christy and Jay Geary, her granddaughter, grandson-in-law and great grandson, Natalee, Kyle and Kaden Keithley, her granddaughter, grandson-in-law and great grandson, Britni, David, and Logan Bishop.